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Sega’s strategy title Total War: Attila would have charted at No.3 in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 if the rankings took into consideration digital sales, MCV can reveal. The title sold 21,680 copies in the UK in its first week on sale. 81 per cent of those sales …
Read More »‘GAME will turbocharge eSports in the UK’
GAME’s 20m swoop for Multiplay can transform eSports in the UK, say leading industry execs. The retail giant acquired the events organiser – famous for the Insomnia festivals – this week, and Multiplay’s founder Craig Fletcher told MCV that the deal will drive eSports success across Britain. The backing of …
Read More »Sega ‘has been making wrong decisions for 20 years’, former US boss says
The demise of Sega was not inevitable and can be blamed on two decades of bad decision making. That’s according to for Sega of America CEO and current LeapFrog vice chairman Tom Kalinske. "It could have been avoided if they had made the right decisions going back literally 20 years …
Read More »Sega acquires Demiurge, invests in Space Ape
Marvel Puzzle Quest developer Demiurge Studios has been acquired by Sega. The Sonic the Hedgehog creator has also invested in UK studio Space Ape and established a majority stake in US studio startup Ignited Artists. The moves come after Sega last month announced the cutting of 300 jobs and a …
Read More »Sega boosts mobile division with Demiurge Studios acquisition
Publisher also invests in Space Ape Games and Ignited Artists
Read More »Sonic Boom fails to sell 500k as Sega’s sales and income fall
Nintendo titles Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal have so far sold just 490k units between them. Add to that declines in sales of both PC staple Football manager and both Wii U and 3DS titles, and Sega Sammy’s financials for the nine months ending December …
Read More »Sega Europe names Jason Rice as new Director of Brand Licensing
Sega Europe has made its second major hire this week, appointing Jason Rice as the company’s new Director of Brand Licensing. Rice boasts 18 years of experience in commercial branding, having most recently served as an executive with Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network. Prior to that, Rice served as head of …
Read More »HumaNature Studios reviving Toejam & Earl
New game in the works for classic Sega property
Read More »Sonic’s next game is a one-handed smartphone title
The next game to star Sonic the Hedgehog will be a smartphone title named Sonic Runners. Polygon reports that the 2D side-scrolling runner will feature stages that can be completed in a minute or two, with emphasis placed on one-handed gameplay. Sonic will in the game move forward automatically, with …
Read More »Sega slashing 300 jobs as it shifts focus to PC and mobile
Voluntary retirement offered to staff in affected areas
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